Understanding Shanghai Residents’ Perception of Leisure Impact and Experience Satisfaction of Urban Community Parks: An Integrated and IPA Method

Bingqin Yu, Shengquan Che, Changkun Xie and Shu Tian
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Bingqin Yu: Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Shengquan Che: Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Changkun Xie: Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Shu Tian: Shanghai Songjiang Industrial Investment Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201613, China

Sustainability, 2018, vol. 10, issue 4, 1-17

Abstract: This exploratory study employed an integrated methodological approach to examine the relationship among several factors for residents in Shanghai when it came to the use of urban park spaces. The study was conducted using two sample groups of 1200 residents each, and around three community parks that contained a variety of recreation-related impacts. Open-ended and closed-ended questionnaires and correspondence analysis were used to reflect residents’ basic attitudes, recreational perception, and satisfaction evaluation by Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) method, and mirrored preferences for future development of community parks. The results suggest that for residents, high levels of satisfaction with landscape and environment were advantages, but recreation space and facility were critical for the perception of the community parks. In comparison, management was found to be an opportunity factor to improve leisure satisfaction. The findings emphasized landscape, environment, space, facility, and management as elements that enhance recreational perception and avoid passive interference.

Keywords: community parks; importance–performance analysis; leisure impacts; perceived satisfaction and importance; recreation experiences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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